Food security and climate change in drought-sensitive savanna zones of Ghana
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Title
Food security and climate change in drought-sensitive savanna zones of Ghana
Date
2011
Language
English
Abstract
Desertification, climate variability and food security are closely linked through drought, land cover changes, and climate and biological feedbacks. In Ghana, only few studies have documented these linkages. To establish this link the study provides historical and predicted climatic changes for two drought sensitive agro-ecological zones in Ghana and further determines how these changes have influenced crop production within the two zones. This objective was attained via Markov chain and Fuzzy modelling. Results from the Markov chain model point to the fact that the Guinea savanna agro-ecological zone has experienced delayed rains from 1960 to 2008 while the Sudan savanna agro-ecological zone had slightly earlier rains for the same period. Results of Fuzzy Modelling indicate that
Bibliographic Citation
Armah, F. A., Odoi, J. O., Yengoh, G. T., Obiri, S., Yawson, D. O., & Afrifa, E. K. (2011). Food security and climate change in drought-sensitive savanna zones of Ghana. Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change, 16(3), 291-306.
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Citation
“Food security and climate change in drought-sensitive savanna zones of Ghana,” CSIRSpace, accessed September 16, 2024, http://cspace.csirgh.com/items/show/2272.